Illinois · House Bill 5382 · 104th General Assembly

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HB 5382 Sponsored by Justin Slaughter In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 6, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 10, 2026
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Adds provisions allowing a member of a Moorish Science Temple to change or correct the person's name by amending the Tribal Suffix of El or Bey to the person's family name by filing a notarized form with the Secretary of State to do so. Creates a form to use in the process. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Every action

6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee · House Judiciary - Civil
  5. CommitteeTo Constitutional & Family Law Subcommittee · House Constitutional & Family Law Sub
  6. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.